Improvement in milk-pan covers



UNITED STATESv PATENT OEEIo-Eo ALFRED F. MORGAN, OF MASON CITY, I'OYVA.

v IMPROVEMENT IN MILK-PAN COVERS.

Specification forming `part of Letters Patent No. 173,041, datedFebruary 1, 18.76 application filedY November 27, 1875.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, ALFRED F. MORGAN, of Mason City, Cerro Gordo county,Iowa, have invented a new and Improved Milk-Pan Cover, of which thefollowing is a specification:

My invention consists of a cover for milkpans and. other objectsrequiring protection from rats, mice, insects, Ste., without beingclosed against theair, made of Wire-gauze for the top, and tin or othersheet metal for the rim, and the flange which shuts down the sides ofthe pan. y v

Figure l is a top view ofv a pan with a portion of a cover contrivedaccording to my invention and Fig. 2 is a section of the pan and cover,taken on line a.' Fig. 1.

A represents a strainer, formed of line Wirenetting or other suitablesubstance, which is fastened by clamping its edge between two rings,BB', one beinglarger than the other, and

fitting over it. The outer ring B may be prov vided with anoutwardly-turned top ange, to enable it to be moreconvenientlymanipulated 5 but the inner flange Bf is of peculiarconstruction, being provided with an .inwardly-turned* ilange, b', atthe upper edge, to support the cover on the beaded edge of milk-pan,While it also has an outwardly-turned liange, b, at the bottom, to forma stop andrest for the edge of' outer ring B.

A milk-pan attachment consisting of wire-l gauze A, outer top anged ringB, andinner ring B', having an outwardly-turned flange, b, at bottom,and an inwardly-turned flange, b', at the top, the said rings clampingthe edge of wire-gauze and being detachable, asset forth.

ALFRED FREEMAN MORGAN. Witnesses:

A J oHN C. JAcKsoN, J. B. HAGELBARGER.

